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Personal info

Full name
GAULT, William W
Date of birth
29 April 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
Hometown
Anderson County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34148005
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
41st Armored Infantry Regiment,
2nd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Baesweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 16 18

Immediate family

Members
Urban S. Gault (father)
Ida (Fraker) Gault (mother)
John T. Gault (brother)
Howard Gault (brother)
Irene Gault (sister)
Bertha Gault (sister)
Leola Gault (sister)
Flora Gault (sister)
Roxia Gault (sister)
Ruby Gault (sister)
Ida B. Gault (sister)

More information

Pfc William W. Gault was a construction worker.

He enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 18 October 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, William Woodrow Gault Family, https://etvma.org/veterans/william-w-gault-7437/